| This federal agency, established in 1935,
enforced laws against unfair labor practices. |
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| As FDR's Secretary of Labor, she was the
first woman ever appointed to a presidential
Cabinet position. |
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| Sometimes known as the "Magna Carta
of Labor," this law guaranteed unions
the right of collect bargaining. |
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| This New Deal agency, created in 1933, established
a set of rules, or codes, for doing business
in different industries. It was later declared
unconstitutional in 1935. |
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| This New Deal agency helped end speculation
by the banking industry and guaranteed all
bank deposits up to a certain amount, even
if the bank failed. |
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| This colorful Louisiana Senator started the
"share the wealth" movement. |
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| This law established the minimum wage and
maximum work hours for many workers. |
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| This New Deal program provided cheap electrical
power for U. S. farmers. |
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| This federal agency, established in 1934,
regulates the stock market and prevents the
abuses practiced during the 1920s that led
to the Great Crash in 1929. |
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| He wrote the book, The Grapes of Wrath, in 1939 which portrayed the plight of an
"Okie" family during the Dust Bowl. |
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| This Catholic priest made radio broadcasts
denouncing the New Deal even though he was
an earlier supporter of FDR. |
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| The New Deal government agency that paid
subsidies to farmers to reduce the acreage
of basic crops which would increase prices
and, hopefully, increase farm incomes. |
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| This law stated that no federal officials
could campaign and that no government funds
could be used for political purposes. |
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| A critic of FDR's, this doctor proposed that
everyone 60 years of age or older should
get $200 a month as long as they spent it
within 30 days. |
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| Headed by Harry Hopkins, FDR's personal friend
and political advisor, this New Deal agency
had $3 billion to give to states that needed
money for welfare payments or for work projects. |
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| It was during this period that many New Deal
programs were forced through an overwhelmingly
Democratically-controlled Congress. |
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| This was created to build schools, libraries,
and cultural centers. It also employed musicians,
writers, and painters as part of the Federal
Arts Project. |
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| This 1933 law eased the tight credit situation
by permitting the Federal Reserve Bank to
accept a wide variety of commercial paper
as collateral for loans. |
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| This economist was a proponent of deficit
spending by the U. S. government in times
of acute economic difficulties. His ideas
influenced many New Dealers. |
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| Headed by Harold Ickes, Sr., this New Deal
government agency carried out many heavy
construction projects by working through
private construction firms. It helped relieve
unemployment during the Depression. |
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